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As to the older method with analogue-sourced material, be it from VHS or Beta tapes or Hi-8, or even regular Video-8 camera tapes, the loss of sync could be in the capture device(seemingly selective, an odd situation!) I doubt the problem's in the Power Director software(any version). As you've said, you bought a new capture device(digitiser) to finish transferring your Beta tapes and that has cured the fault. Have you tried the new capture device(digitiser) with that "cheap" JVC camera? Being JVC, it would, if analogue, use VHS-C cassettes.[zz/quotePostId]
Neil, I think you have me mixed up with the original poster. I was answering his question when I talked about using the Conopus box.
As you mentioned, the problem that I'm aware of isn't the editor, it is whatever mechanism is being used to convert analog tapes to a digital video file. My biggest problem was with Beta tapes, but not even all of them. When I was digitizing them with Pinnacle ISA digitizing board in my computer, some tapes did fine, but on others would create a digital file with as much as 6 seconds of audio-out-of-sync by the end of a tape. I could manage it by making smaller digital video files, but that was a pain.
I'm not an expert, but I read or someone told me that AVI files do not inherently lock the video content to the audio content from a timing standpoint. So if something happens during digitizing that gets the video content out of sync to the audio content, when it is finally passed to the AVI file, AVI records the audio out of sync and doesn't care.
The Conopus device that I mentioned had a proprietary internal coding that locked the video and audio in sync as it came into the box, and when it wrote that to the AVI file, they were still locked in sync. I never had any audio out of sync after I started using the Conopus. I did find, however, that my particular Conopus would create a digitized file that was a little darker than what I was getting from the Pinnacle board. I ended up solving that by adjusting the lighting of the video feed before it went into the Conopus box.
Sorry, Clockmaker, Should've posted into the panel with TerryQ111's comment. Er.... Oops!
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I was out riding my motorcycle the other day, capturing it all on my GoPro. I crashed, falling end over end. Got the video. A buddy was following on his bike, with his own GoPro, and I have his video as well.
I want to intercut the two videos, showing a few seconds from one, then switch to the other for a few seconds, back and forth, combining my helmet-eye-view with his following view.
I don't see any obvious way to do this? Got any hint?
Should I put each video on a separate track and make cuts, then slide the videos forward or back?
Or try to manually cut them and place them in the right places?
or maybe there is a tutorial?
Thanks
Pat
You've almost answered your own question! Drop your shot on Video Tr.1, drop your friend's shot on Video Tr.2. The next bit may be tricky as you'll need to find some kind of audio cue(yeah, above the noise of the engines, might be a big ask, but audio is the best cue to syncronise the two clips, unless you can find a suitable video cue).
When you've got your two clips synchronised, ignore the clip on Video Tr.1, there's no need to cut it(assuming of course that each shot was just one long stream of video). You'll be working on the content of Video Tr.2. I should add, to synchronise the clips, the content on Tr.2 might need to be reduced to a quarter-size(a corner of the screen) temporarily so you can see the two clips together. With syncing done, the second clip is simply cut in places where you want your video to appear. Simply split the Video on Tr.2 to create points at which the video on that track will come in or out of shot. Using "Modify" you can make the wanted parts appear and disappear with the opacity setting. Using the first piece of your friend's clip as an example, place a keyframe at the very beginning of this clip, then count forward one second(for PAL, 25 frames, for NTSC, 24 frames) and place another keyframe at that point, then go to the end of what we'll call "the insert" and place a keyframe there, then count back one second and place a keyframe at that spot. At the very first keyframe and at the very end, set the opacity to "0". Play your sequence and you'll see the item fade in and out. Copy the keyframes and paste them to the subsequent "inserts" and the job's done! Sorry if my explanation stumbles or appears laborious, but at least you'll get the idea of what I'm trying to say. Other contributors to this forum may provide better ideas, just go with what's easiest to follow.
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I live just east of Sacramento, Ca which is 100 miles east of San Francisco. I have several friends who have visited areas of Australia and based on their comments, my wife and would very like to visit sometime. I would get in touch if that happens.
Brent
In that event, I'll send a PM with my contact details. Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers!
Neil.
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I have read pages of the archived notes on this problem and it seems that it is an ongoing problem with Power Director. Then I read that the cause might be a cheap JVC camera I am using. Is this possible and the sync problem is actually in the camera and not PD14? Is it time for a new camera?
The thing with tranferring video content to a computer for editing is, with digital formats, if they're tape-based, like DV or the Digital-8 formats, the camera hooks up to the computer and(I'd probably expect) have software built-in to them to interface with the editing software on the computer itself. The tape is then captured real-time or by whichever means it has to pull the content in faster than real-time(at a guess). If the digital camera uses SD cards, there are two options, option 1 is to connect the camera to the computer(the editing software doesn't even need to be open), the camera acts like an external hard-drive. Option 2 is to remove the SD card from the camera(while it's switched off) and put the card in a card reader. With either option it's just a matter of copying the video files across to your computer's hard-drive. So if you're thinking of a new camera, they predominantly shoot to SD card these days, which means a lot less hassle to copy content and NO sound/image synchronising problems!
As to the older method with analogue-sourced material, be it from VHS or Beta tapes or Hi-8, or even regular Video-8 camera tapes, the loss of sync could be in the capture device(seemingly selective, an odd situation!) I doubt the problem's in the Power Director software(any version). As you've said, you bought a new capture device(digitiser) to finish transferring your Beta tapes and that has cured the fault. Have you tried the new capture device(digitiser) with that "cheap" JVC camera? Being JVC, it would, if analogue, use VHS-C cassettes.
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I'm just saying the vcr can be used as a digitizer.
.....And that's a useful idea as well! Cheers, Barry!
Neil
As I have told all the contributors, you have been very tolerant of my lack of knowledge. It is greatly appreciated. If our paths ever cross in in a bar / restaurant, I am buying you the beverage(s) of your choice.
Thanks
Brent
Hi, Brent!
Nice offer. I assume you're in the USA, I'm here in Australia, but if you ever visit Australia and find your way to the Port Stephens region, it would be good to meet a fellow forum member.
Cheers!
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I'm just saying the vcr can be used as a digitizer.
.....And that's a useful idea as well! Cheers, Barry!
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Thank you for that tip, Neil. Very clever.
In fact, I have no problem aligning frames, but the audio channel does not follow suit, of course, so aligning two video tracks with audio attached to each, is impossible, as far as I can tell. I tried Carl's period and comma suggestion, but that seems to move the cursor frame by fame, with no regard for the sound waves below that, which are the part that I wish I could align.
As for the frame rates, I've just imported a clip and PowerDirector warned me that it did not match the FPS that was on the adjacent clip (as each came from a different video camera.) How can I reconcile one clip of 30fps with another clip of 29.7 on the same channel?
Thanks, ErikJon777!
It's a method I've employed ever since back when I used PD7. It's always worked well for me but is reliant on the audio and video being properly synced in the raw content from the cameras, generally not a problem, but occasionally the software which belongs to the camera might have a glitch that throws video & audio out of sync. The solution there is to uninstall that software, take the SD card out of the camera(first, turning the camera off0 then insert the SD card in a card-reader connected via USB to computer, then copy the card's content across to your computer's hard-drive and you'll have fully-synchronised material ready for edit, however you want to edit it.
Software belonging to camera? Some models had a software disc which came with them to facilitate copying content, In the experience of many, these software discs were unnecessary and redundant. The camera itself with SD card still inside would, when USB-connected to a computer, would behave like an external hard-drive, or the SD card could be taken out of the camera and put in a card-reader USB-connected to the computer. Either way, content could be reliably copied from camera to computer, avoiding any potential glitches which might cause out-of-sync content. That said, PD11 should allow synchronising in the method I explained back in May, last year. With some experimentation, Juliefair7, you may even come up with some methods of your own for synchronising audio & video.
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...I received my Sony firewire but alas, it was
not meant to be. PD 15,13 and 9 won't recognize the camera either.I
do have HDMI port on my laptop. I seem to recall seeing a cable with
HDMI / Sony firewire at a store.
... Brent
only thing comes to my mind at this time is if your pc recognizes the sony cam then use Windows Movie Maker
to capture your videos. after capture put it into powerdirector of your choice and cook some delicioso...
p.s.
WinDV and VirtualDub will capture, too.
i think i'm hungry...
happy happy joy joy
PepsiMan
'garbage in garbage out'
I think PepsiMan has come up with the solution here! May appear to be a round-about excercise but if the laptop appears to recognise your camera via what connection you want to use, then capturing the content via the Windows Movie Maker and saving it as an MP4 file which can then be imported to PD15(or earlier) for the final editing.
Take a bow, PepsiMan!
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A typical AVI of a short, say, one-and-a-half minute clip will weigh in at well over 7 gigabytes,
Dont' know what camcorder or software you have used, but the Sony TRV series, the AVI is 13GB PER HOUR.
I was using Power Director 14 Ultra, and tried(as an experiment) to save a short clip as AVI. The clip was about a minute, 45 or so seconds. I was shocked and quite disgusted when I saw how large the file size was. It came in at well over 8 gigabytes. That was enough to put me right off AVI.
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Hello Neil,
I looked to see what I get in Audacity and this is a screen shot
Just to make it clear what I do I deleted the text on every line, loaded it to YT it was fine.
I did and will continue to credit Eric on the scrolling text at the end of any video I make using his music.
Cheers - Jem
[edit] Neil I've never tried to load Eric's stuff to YT with any MetaData in it so I've never had anything 'flagged' I read your post above and deleted it all thinking that would get through the YT checking system which of course it does! :
Hi, Jem!
My Sound Forge generates what are called "sfk" files, which I generally discard. If they are the same as your metafiles(though branded differently) I might just try the idea and see if it works. I've got a couple of projects coming up for my "Trams & Trains" YouTube channel, one is a visit to a tramway museum and the other is a revisit to a steam railway museum, I'll prepare one of Eric's tracks as I explained earlier and use it as the closing credit sequence music bed, and see if it gets "flagged" or not. Fingers crossed, ay!
Neil.
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This is my LAST attempt to post this answer as I'm getting absolutely FED UP with cutting and pasting my reply, only to see the post fail to save properly.
In relation to the Costco option of transferring the content to a DVD data disc:If AVI, the file would have to be compressed to fit on the disc. AVI files are HUGE! A typical AVI of a short, say, one-and-a-half minute clip will weigh in at well over 7 gigabytes, well beyond the capacity of a single-layer 4.7Gb disc and I don't see any company offering such a service using DVD+ or -R DL discs, they'd want to keep costs down. Thus they would have to use a method similar to that where internet-downloaded feature movies are compressed to a file size of around 650-700 Mb(a facility I've wanted but could never get a hold of so I gave up trying). In the meantime, Brent, have you yet solved your hook-up problem between your camera and computer?
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Hello Neil,
I deleted the whole of Eric's 'exif' data it could be that anything in there will cause a 'flagging'.
I have up until now used the free and non-attributable stuff from YouTube themselves and there is nothing at all in their 'exif' data.
If Eric does want the data to remain then it could be that his work is unusable on YouTube.
May I ask you for a comment please Eric
Cheers - Jem
I'll add my name to Jemra1d's call as well. I get an "sfk" file of metadata with each MP3 audio file I create, this will also happen if I open one of Eric's tracks in my Sound Forge to rename it. When I rename the file it would appear thus: Eric Matyas] DRAFTY PLACES(E. Matyas) Independent 2017 - basically it's Artist] TITLE(Composer) C/right holder year. The sfk files can be dispensed with and I usually do get rid of them. Your 'exif" data could be the same thing and if it's causing the flagging for copyright on YouTube, Jemra1d, then so much the better that you do get rid of them. I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread to see what come up. Over to you now, Eric!
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I am new to using PD14. I am trying to send a video to a tech support group that cannot recieve large file attachments. The total video time is 1 minute 35 seconds. The file size is over 3M. I would love to know what I am doing wrong. I know there are specs I need to communicate to get help, but really do not know what is needed.
The suggestions I made in my reply gave you a list of various file types to try in order to produce your clip of 1 minute, 35 seconds and keep the file size down to a managable limit. I was not setting out to confuse you, as you are new to this forum, I just wanted to make you aware of the various methods to produce or, in another word, render your video. Again I state the one to avoid is AVI as it will result in a massive, unmanagable file size and totally unusable for your purpose. As for the rest of the options, it's just a matter of trial and error to find what suits you best.
Once again I've had to make a second or even third attempt to post this reply due to sluggishness of the internet and posts taking inordinately far too long to save.
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Actually Eric,
We're going to be "flagged" no matter where our music items are sourced.
Hello Neil,
For the first time I used one of Eric's tracks "Sculpture Garden" for a video made in a Herefordshire garden. I use Audacity and at one point in the 'Save' mode I get a little window that gives the MP3 version of Exif with Eric's name and details of the track within it. I deleted these but attributed the track to Eric in the credits at the end of the video, loaded it to YT no problem.
The video has not been approved by the owners of the garden yet and is unlisted, if it is I will post the link here.
Cheers - Jem
I use Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 10. If I understand this correctly, if I open one of Eric's tracks in Sound Forge, retitle it with a variant of its original title(still giving title & composer credit), that this should avoid the "flag" that YouTube puts up when someone adds music to a video? Let's know how you got on and I may even give it a crack again myself. It'd be a shame to waste Eric's material which he's put so much effort into creating for our benefit. Cheers!(this is a second attempt to post, the first attempt took too long to save).
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ThamesG,
What file type is your video? For 1 minute 35 seconds, a HQ MPEG2 should(I expect) weigh in at a heck-of-a-lot less than 3 megabytes(if that's what you mean by 3M). You have AVI(monstrously huge file size), MPEG2, WMV(stop me if I'm getting warm here), QuickTime, H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC or X AVC S, Under H.264 AVC you have further options, M2TS, MP4 or MKV, Under H.265 HEVC you have the same choices and under X AVC S, you're stuck with MP4. So one of these options will cut your file size down, it's just a matter of trial and error to see which file type is going to do the job.... In other words, "suck 'em and see!" Even before you begin to render, clicking on each option should tell you how big the estimated file size will be. Just avoid AVI! Last time I tried rendering a short piece in AVI it ended up as a whopping 8+gigabytes for a little over 1 minute, 45 seconds....Ouch!
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The image should be dropped onto a second track(Video Track 2) with fade transition applied at the beginning and end while on the second video track. If you're using any version from PD9 to PD13, a third video(and audio) track will be automatically inserted. Just click on the new unwanted track, right-click for "remove empty track" and remove that unwanted track. Any further inserts on Vid. Track 2 should not reopen the unwanted track.
The effect you want is for the photo image to appear over the existing video, then fade out again.
A second method is to, again drop the image on the second video track(unwanted third track appears, just do as I had earlier remarked), this time click on Modify, you can make the image fade in and out using keyframes.
In each case the length of time the image fades in, stays on screen and fades out, is user-adjustable.
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TeeMan1,
Like I said, just use the Video tracks 2 and maybe 3 for your work, that way, you only need to scroll past Vid Tr.4 to get to the title and narration tracks. Here's a tip, though. You can use the video tracks(all of them, from Tr. 1 & 2[fixed] and all others that automatically open as you add content, they can be used as default title tracks with the added benefit of using the transition effects with them, not just the effects from the title room. And because there's no audio with the titles, you can use the empty accompanying audio track to insert any music or prerecorded naration track. This may save having to scroll past empty tracks, whic can be removed prior to render. This has been part of Power Director since PD9(I think) and makes Power Director a lot more versatile than other video editing software.
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I'm also annoyed by this and wish there was a way to turn off auto-adding tracks.
This "feature" is alive and well in PD16. Please make it stop. If I want more tracks I'd rather add them myself.
Forecaster:
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one annoyed by this.
Best,
TeeMan1
There is no way to switch off the extra track feature. I do all my own title graphics for my videos. Inserting these on Video Tr.2(which is already open anyway) automatically opens up Video Tr.3, and adding anything on Tr.3 automatically opens Tr.4, and so on. Leave the extra track open until you've added all you're going to add on Tr. 2 & 3(if you're only intending to use 2 & 3). Having Tr.4 there should prevent further tracks from opening. When you've finished adding content and are ready to render(produce), remove Tr.4! I'm using PD14 Ultra and the same situation applies(and likely has done since PD9) but wasn't the case in PD8 and earlier. As the Beatles once sang: "Boy, you gotta carry that weight....."!
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Google Translate:
" I just test the PowerDirector 15 and consider a change from Corel VideoStudio X9 if I like the program.
Now I noticed two problems that I did not get solved even after a long search:
In the X9 video studio, there is so-called Srubbing, that is, when you move the pointer manually in the timeline, it is displayed in real-time picture and sound so that you have a good control over the current editing. With PowerDirector 15 is not so and I have synonymous after a long search can not find how to turn on the possibly. I ask for confirmation that there is not with PowerDirector 15, or, if there is, how to turn it on.The second is: When I drag a video or photo from the archive to the timeline, I would like them to automatically adjust to the screen automatically and I no longer have to drag it manually to the screen edges. This can be set with VideoStudio X9 by selecting "Use to Screen as the default size in the overlay track". I can not find anything like this in PowerDirector 15.If these two possibilities do not exist in PowerDirector 15, this would be no longer an option for me to switch to this editing program because it would then be a step back to the VideoStudo X9 and make the work of cutting more difficult."
Stephan7 Welcome to the Cyberlink English forum. There is a Cyberlink Deuch forum. To go there, look at the top of this page where there is a dialog box that shows "Go Forum. Click on that and you will get the option.
Welkom op de Cyberlink Engels forum. Er is een Cyberlink Deuch forum. Er naartoe te gaan, kijk naar de top van deze pagina waar er een dialoogvenster dat verschijnt "Go Forum. Klik op dat en je zal de mogelijkheid krijgen.
SteveK,
your end sentence was in Dutch, Stefan7 is German! Bit of an "oops" there!
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In the event that neither digital transfer methods work, a stop-gap method is via the analogue output through a capture device(as if you were taking content from a VHS deck). Not ideal but a good temporary measure until you work out how to get your preferred method working.
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I have read pages of the archived notes on this problem and it seems that it is an ongoing problem with Power Director. Then I read that the cause might be a cheap JVC camera I am using. Is this possible and the sync problem is actually in the camera and not PD14? Is it time for a new camera?
Was it a digital camera(Mini-DV or SD card-based) or was it an older analogue(Video-8, Hi-8 or VHS-C cassette-based) camera? If the latter, the problem might be in the capture card device. Just a guess. If the former, could be an internal problem. Others may know more.
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